četvrtak, 24. srpnja 2008.

The Popularity of Content Management Continues to Grow

CMS (Content Management Software) has seen a huge increase of popularity in the last few years as the systems themselves have become far more advanced. It used to be that the web designer had totally access to your website which made editing and adding pages a bit of a slow process. However, nowadays people can access and edit their website in real-time with simple back office systems.
Back Office
A back office system lets you access your website and has a user interface, that allows you to edited and create pages for your website online. In the days before back office systems if you wanted to be able to update your website yourself, designers created your website with templates. Within these templates were marked regions that were editable so the website owner could edit these regions without affecting the site design. The site owner then had to install software that allowed them to edit their site remotely then upload it to the server. Adobe contribute is one piece of software that does this.
As you can see this wasn't the best way to do it so the demand for more effective ways gave rise to the content management systems we have today.
Some of the other benefits that CMS websites have over static ones is that they can be edited anywhere in the World and this is increasing helpful for news reporters. Who can write a news story and within minutes it can be up on the web ready for the world to read. With the ability to add video through back office systems people can now see things as and when they happen. With content management becoming more affordable this helps small businesses make sure their websites are always up to date and always showing their latest products and special offers. These back office systems can even let websites send their newsletters out faster and more often.